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+menu "Generic Driver Options"
+
+config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH
+ string "path to uevent helper"
+ depends on HOTPLUG
+ default "/sbin/hotplug"
+ help
+ Path to uevent helper program forked by the kernel for
+ every uevent.
+
+config STANDALONE
+ bool "Select only drivers that don't need compile-time external firmware" if EXPERIMENTAL
+ default y
+ help
+ Select this option if you don't have magic firmware for drivers that
+ need it.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
+config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
+ bool "Prevent firmware from being built"
+ default y
+ help
+ Say yes to avoid building firmware. Firmware is usually shipped
+ with the driver, and only when updating the firmware a rebuild
+ should be made.
+ If unsure say Y here.
+
+config FW_LOADER
+ tristate "Userspace firmware loading support" if EMBEDDED
+ depends on HOTPLUG
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree modules
+ require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built outside
+ the kernel tree does.
+
+config FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+ bool "Include in-kernel firmware blobs in kernel binary"
+ depends on FW_LOADER
+ default y
+ help
+ The kernel source tree includes a number of firmware 'blobs'
+ which are used by various drivers. The recommended way to
+ use these is to run "make firmware_install" and to copy the
+ resulting binary files created in usr/lib/firmware directory
+ of the kernel tree to the /lib/firmware on your system so
+ that they can be loaded by userspace helpers on request.
+
+ Enabling this option will build each required firmware blob
+ into the kernel directly, where request_firmware() will find
+ them without having to call out to userspace. This may be
+ useful if your root file system requires a device which uses
+ such firmware, and do not wish to use an initrd.
+
+ This single option controls the inclusion of firmware for
+ every driver which uses request_firmare() and ships its
+ firmware in the kernel source tree, to avoid a proliferation
+ of 'Include firmware for xxx device' options.
+
+ Say 'N' and let firmware be loaded from userspace.
+
+config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
+ string "External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary"
+ depends on FW_LOADER
+ help
+ This option allows firmware to be built into the kernel, for the
+ cases where the user either cannot or doesn't want to provide it from
+ userspace at runtime (for example, when the firmware in question is
+ required for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't want to
+ use an initrd).
+
+ This option is a string, and takes the (space-separated) names of the
+ firmware files -- the same names which appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE()
+ and request_firmware() in the source. These files should exist under
+ the directory specified by the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR option, which is
+ by default the firmware/ subdirectory of the kernel source tree.
+
+ So, for example, you might set CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="usb8388.bin",
+ copy the usb8388.bin file into the firmware/ directory, and build the
+ kernel. Then any request_firmware("usb8388.bin") will be
+ satisfied internally without needing to call out to userspace.
+
+ WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary
+ kernel image which are not available under the terms of the GPL,
+ then it may be a violation of the GPL to distribute the resulting
+ image -- since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
+ consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
+
+config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
+ string "Firmware blobs root directory"
+ depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
+ default "firmware"
+ help
+ This option controls the directory in which the kernel build system
+ looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
+ The default is the firmware/ directory in the kernel source tree,
+ but by changing this option you can point it elsewhere, such as
+ the /lib/firmware/ directory or another separate directory
+ containing firmware files.
+
+config DEBUG_DRIVER
+ bool "Driver Core verbose debug messages"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+ help
+ Say Y here if you want the Driver core to produce a bunch of
+ debug messages to the system log. Select this if you are having a
+ problem with the driver core and want to see more of what is
+ going on.
+
+ If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+
+config DEBUG_DEVRES
+ bool "Managed device resources verbose debug messages"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+ help
+ This option enables kernel parameter devres.log. If set to
+ non-zero, devres debug messages are printed. Select this if
+ you are having a problem with devres or want to debug
+ resource management for a managed device. devres.log can be
+ switched on and off from sysfs node.
+
+ If you are unsure about this, Say N here.
+
+config SYS_HYPERVISOR
+ bool
+ default n
+
+endmenu
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